Table 1 Included patients
Patients with at least one dyspnoea score | Patients with two dyspnoea scores | |
|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 3199 | 2219 |
Age in years (median, IQR) | 74 (65 to 81) | 73 (64 to 81) |
Female (percent) | 51 | 51 |
Treat and release (number, percent) | 19 (0.6) | 17 (0.8) |
Repeated user (number, percent) | 617 (19) | 391 (18) |
Unable to use score (number, percent) | 673 (21) | 122 (5) |
Acute medical severity | 306 (10) | 76 (3) |
Other reason | 367 (11) | 46 (2) |
Time between dyspnoea score and vital sign measurement in minutes (median, IQR) | 2.5 (0.9 to 6.5) | 2.7 (1.0 to 7.0) |
Time to hospital in minutes (median, IQR)a | 44.9 (32.1 to 57.8) | 45.0 (32.7 to 57.4) |
ICD-10 main chapter (number, percent) | ||
X Respiratory diseases | 1769 (55) | 1270 (57) |
IX Circulatory diseases | 413 (13) | 285 (13) |
XVIII Symptoms and signs | 327 (10) | 224 (10) |